The thing that makes FFMQ interesting is the main hero. He's just an ordinary kid (even the manual describes him as being very ordinary) who suddenly gets this quest thrown on him by a strange old man who never explains anything, which always prompts this wonderful "WTF?" expression from the hero. This is a good thing because it's hilarious. I mean seriously, if some old guy came up to you, gave you a sword and said "I need to go save the crystals, oh btw there's a Behemoth right behind you d00d" how would you react?